Arizona

We went to Arizona recently for my Grandpa's funeral. Will was able to come with me because the funeral was during his vacation time. I made a mad dash to the store to find sandals and short sleeved shirts at a moments notice. I was glad to have the much needed help and we were all looking forward to seeing family again.

This is the only Grandpa that I knew. He was the funniest grandpa that anybody could ask for. I spoke with him a few weeks before he died and he was still trying to pull my leg and make me think that I had dialed the wrong number. He was at every important event in my life. He baptized me, he was our sealer when we were married in the temple (still trying to make jokes during this time too), he held each of my children as they were blessed. For years he would call my brother on the telephone and pretend that he was Joe Montana and talk to my brother about the football game. He would hide our dinner plates as he asked us to look another direction quickly. He told all of his grandchildren that he had no hair because Grandma had gotten mad at him and pulled it all out. I am going to miss him dearly. It was painful to say goodbye but I know that I will see him again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILL here are some fun facts about Will.
-He is always willing to pull over and change a flat tire for a stranger on the side of the road.
-At the age of 3 he went to the Phoenix Zoo and a wolf jumped up and took a bite from his index finger. He has the scar to prove it! He still remembers details from the experience.
-He has Barry White on his iPod. Ooh yeah.
-While camping as a young boy, he set the forrest on fire!
-While eating from a bag of chips he will look at each chip and will only choose a chip with the most "stuff" on it. If the chip does not have enough cheddar on it, then it goes back to the bag it came from.
-He is super great at helping with laundry/folding. I don't even have to ask, he will just pitch in.....can't say the same for cleaning toilets.
-He really admired his father and often talks about how he wants to be like him.

Happy Birthday to Dad, Traci, Jett, Adam, and me. We celebrated 6 birthdays in the 1 week that we were in AZ. That is what happens when your ENTIRE (almost) family lives there.





I know that toes are ugly...but don't look at the toes...look at the cool nail polish!